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Kim Darroch
Europe must find a way to defend itself that does not rely on the US

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Europe must find a way to defend itself that does not rely on the US
Philip Collins
Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Britain’s only way out of this mess is a shift to the centre
Letters to the editor
School-ready children? Ask a health visitor

Sun 22 Mar 2026

School-ready children? Ask a health visitor
Luke Barley
The five trees that made Britain

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The five trees that made Britain
The Observer Leader
The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The Observer view: the chancellor’s big idea
Xavier Greenwood
The $100m pop culture collection now being broken up at auction

Mon 16 Mar 2026

The $100m pop culture collection now being broken up at auction
David Aaronovitch
War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump

Sun 15 Mar 2026

War is not a game of Call of Duty, Mr Trump
Ed Miliband
‘Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control’

Sun 15 Mar 2026

‘Our mission is to drive for clean, homegrown energy we can control’
The Observer Leader
Trump is a man without a plan

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Trump is a man without a plan
Letters to the editor
Top dogs are biggest losers genetically

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Top dogs are biggest losers genetically
Erica Wagner
If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?

Wed 11 Mar 2026

If ‘war is hell’, what exactly is Pete Hegseth fighting for in Iran?
Lily Isaacs
What do teenage boys see on TikTok?

Mon 9 Mar 2026

What do teenage boys see on TikTok?
Letters to the editor
Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Assisted dying bill offers the gift of life
The Observer Leader
Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer’s answer to Donald Trump shows principle, not pandering
James Harding
A passport, a history, and the country that took us in

Fri 6 Mar 2026

A passport, a history, and the country that took us in
Erica Wagner
Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Why a Tennessee children’s hospital was named after Dolly Parton
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy

Mon 2 Mar 2026

You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Gwyneth Lewis
If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it

Sun 1 Mar 2026

If the Welsh language dies it’s not just Wales that will be the poorer for it
The Observer view
After the Ayatollah

Sun 1 Mar 2026

After the Ayatollah

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